Whether thirtieth, fiftieth or the big surprise party: at birthdays people from very different parts of life come together – family, colleagues, friends from school. A photo booth is the perfect icebreaker because it connects everyone: hat on, glasses on, group photo – and suddenly everyone's laughing.
Why the photo booth goes down so well at birthdays
- Suitable for every age group. The touchscreen is clear, the operation very easy. Guests have confirmed it: even the many seniors at a milestone birthday managed the booth without any problem.
- Everyone together in one picture. A photo booth brings together groups who would otherwise never squeeze into one photo.
- A souvenir that stays. The print is the little keepsake that goes home and is still pinned to the board weeks later.
The design: name, age, theme
The photo booth comes with many ready-made designs – your guests choose one themselves for every photo. On top of that, your names or your own text go on the prints: “Tom turns 40” with the date, matching the theme of the party. If you'd like a custom design – entirely to your wishes, with your theme, your colours or in the style of your invitation – that can be arranged too.
Ideas for a better atmosphere
With a few small touches the booth becomes a programme item:
- Put a mini-task for every age into the prop case: "Take a photo like you used to dance."
- Hang two or three photos from the past next to the booth – the guests re-enact the scenes.
- Start a little competition for the funniest photo of the evening. The winner gets the print as a framed gift.
How many prints?
Rule of thumb: allow 2–3 prints per guest – more with children, because they stand in front of the booth for a long time and take lots of photos; with many guests, lots of people take photos one after another, so it adds up quickly. For a birthday, 200 prints is a good start. How much gets printed depends on your guests – too few is more annoying than too many. If you like, choose just the digital flat rate – then you get all photos as files and can share them yourselves later. More in the guide.
Digitally you can take as many photos as you like – the package only determines how many of them are printed. Once the package is used up, the printer stops printing – you can carry on taking photos digitally as much as you like. We recommend the high-speed printer, at the latest from 50 prints: about 10 seconds per photo instead of one and a half to two minutes, and the paper only needs changing once at most.
Together with the audio guest book
Your guests leave you birthday wishes as voice messages, and especially at big birthdays these are treasures you'll listen to again and again. If you book photo booth and audio guest book together, there's a combo discount. You'll find everything on the audio guest book page.
For films, pictures and videos: the projector
Old photos or a slideshow on a big screen: with the projector the birthday becomes a cinema night in the garden or in the hall.
The process in three steps
- Enquire: choose package and date in the price calculator and send a non-binding enquiry. Short-notice bookings are possible too – we recommend enquiring early, then your date is safe.
- Pick up: we arrange pick-up and return with you individually – usually shortly before the date, one or several days before the party. Friends or guests can pick it up too. We explain the set-up.
- Celebrate: set up, switch on, off you go. If you're celebrating at the weekend, you have the equipment for the whole weekend.
Celebrating outside Frankfurt? No problem: the booth is easy to reach from the whole Rhine-Main area. Have a look at the areas nearby.
Our recommendation
For a birthday we recommend a print package with 200 prints and the high-speed printer. The price calculator shows you everything else – with all current offers.